The Daily Haymaker

Whatley screwing up task Trump assigned him

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I tell ya — Donald Trump would have zero patience for something like this on his old TV show ‘The Apprentice.’ The president appointed unaccomplished schlub Michael Whatley to head

NCGOP staffer working to elect Democrats?

Posted on October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

You read that right, folks. We’ve had our eye on state GOP controller Greg Fornshell for some time. He’s been on the state party payroll for quite some time. But

Some stuff to think about pre-election other than exaggerated, fabricated STR nonsense

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The Pat Pizzella cult cruised to a majority on the Pinehurst Village Council in 2023 thanks to some strategic ballot-packing / vote-splitting and the whipping up of a lot of

More lip service to family values

Posted on October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We told you recently about folks who pay a lot of lip-service to the concept of *family values* and clean living, but don’t actually do much of anything to bring

Pinehurst council incumbents cheering for Joe Biden Super-Fan in Nov elections

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

You have to wonder what’s going on within the bright-red Village of Pinehurst in bright-red Moore County. HOA president Kevin Fitzpatrick – a newcomer to the village – is apparently

New Elon U. poll: Cooper 75%, Whatley 26%

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Before anyone blows a gasket — those numbers represent the percentage of respondents to the poll who know at least “some” about either candidate. Name ID is an important part

Folwell’s Lonely Fight: With NO HELP from NCGOPe, ban on state $$$ for sex changes reinstated

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh Republicans love to preach about family values and thump their Bibles for the church-going crowd. But when it comes to fighting back against the amoral, godless leftist hordes, it’s

The Berger crew can hear the sheriff knocking.

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Brant Clifton

As the March primary date draws closer, events in the state Senate district 26 GOP primary are looking more like they’re ripped from a soap opera script. Senator Phil Berger

NCGOP leader behind attacks on sheriff Sam Page?

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It appears that a very familiar name to NCGOP activists may be tied to a political action committee producing attacks on Rockingham County sheriff Sam Page. Page – as you

Creative gender-bending at the NCGOP ?

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Nothing about that crowd surprises me anymore. Check out what we found on the state party website Monday night: Vice-chairwoman MILES JONES ??? (*Did we miss a special vice chairman